What font does rust-lang.org use?

The typeface on rust-lang.org is Fira Sans, Alfa Slab One and athelas, loaded across 90 @font-face declarations. Every font family, weight and source on this page is read straight from the live CSS — no image guessing, no machine learning, just the rules the browser used.

Primary font
Fira Sans
Total weights
3
@font-face
90
Source
Mixed

Fira Sans

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (3)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand
600Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Fira Sans

font-family: 'Fira Sans', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://rust-lang.org/static/fonts/woff2/FiraSans-Regular.latin.woff2

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Fira Sans
Open source
Mozilla / Carrois Apostrophe

Free on Google Fonts under the SIL OFL.

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InterGoogle Fonts

Tighter alternative with better UI hinting.

Open
IBM Plex SansGoogle Fonts

Same humanist warmth and technical character.

Open
Work SansGoogle Fonts

Open grotesque with similar proportions.

Open
Used by 4 selectors on the page

Alfa Slab One

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Alfa Slab One

font-family: 'Alfa Slab One', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://rust-lang.org/static/fonts/woff2/AlfaSlabOne-Regular.latin.woff2

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Alfa Slab One
Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

Open
Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open
MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 2 selectors on the page

athelas

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use athelas

font-family: athelas, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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athelas
Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

Open
Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open
MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

avenir next

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use avenir next

font-family: 'avenir next', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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Avenir Next
Commercial
Linotype

Frutiger's revised cut, sold by Monotype.

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JostGoogle Fonts

Closest free match for Avenir Next's proportions.

Open
OutfitGoogle Fonts

Slightly more modern geometric feel.

Open
ManropeGoogle Fonts

Warmer humanist alternative.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

baskerville

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use baskerville

font-family: baskerville, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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baskerville
Commercial

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

Open
Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open
MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

Bodoni MT

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Bodoni MT

font-family: 'Bodoni MT', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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Bodoni MT
Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

Open
Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open
MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

Calisto MT

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Calisto MT

font-family: 'Calisto MT', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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Calisto MT
Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

Open
Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open
MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

Consolas

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Consolas

font-family: Consolas, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;

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Consolas
Commercial

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JetBrains MonoGoogle Fonts

Modern free mono tuned for code.

Open
IBM Plex MonoGoogle Fonts

Distinctive alternative with strong personality.

Open
Fira CodeGoogle Fonts

Mono with programmer ligatures.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

garamond

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use garamond

font-family: garamond, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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garamond
Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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Free alternatives if you can't license garamond

LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

Open
Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open
MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

georgia

System font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use georgia

font-family: georgia, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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Georgia
System font
Microsoft (Matthew Carter)

Bundled with Windows and macOS.

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Free web serif with similar warmth and readability.

Open
MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier alternative with better screen rendering.

Open
Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open
Used by 2 selectors on the page

Courier Next

System font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Courier Next

font-family: 'Courier Next', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;

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Courier
System font
IBM

System monospace bundled across platforms.

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Free alternatives if you can't license Courier Next

JetBrains MonoGoogle Fonts

Modern free mono tuned for code.

Open
IBM Plex MonoGoogle Fonts

Distinctive alternative with strong personality.

Open
Fira CodeGoogle Fonts

Mono with programmer ligatures.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

helvetica neue

System font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use helvetica neue

font-family: 'helvetica neue', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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Helvetica Neue
Commercial
Linotype / Monotype

Sold by Monotype. Helvetica Now is the modernised cut.

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InterGoogle Fonts

Free alternative explicitly tuned for UI.

Open
ManropeGoogle Fonts

Slightly warmer and more modern.

Open
Work SansGoogle Fonts

Neutral grotesque with similar bones.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

How rust-lang.org loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of rust-lang.org and parsed 4 stylesheets totalling 104.1 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 90 @font-face declarations — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 24 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does rust-lang.org use?

rust-lang.org uses Fira Sans, Alfa Slab One and athelas as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont, an unknown source and the operating system and applied across 24 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does rust-lang.org load its fonts from?

rust-lang.org loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont, an unknown source and the operating system. Get Font Info detected 90 @font-face declarations across 4 stylesheets on the live page.

What weights of Fira Sans does rust-lang.org use?

rust-lang.org loads Fira Sans in 3 weights: 400, 600, 800. If you want to match the look, request the same weights from your font host so you only ship what's actually used.

Can I use the same font as rust-lang.org on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If Fira Sans isn't a fit (licensing, weight selection, look-and-feel), close alternatives include Inter, IBM Plex Sans and Work Sans. Use the CSS snippet on this page as a starting point.

Is the font on rust-lang.org free to use?

These fonts are self-hosted webfonts. They may be licensed commercially from a type foundry, custom-made for the brand, or freely available — you would need to identify the typeface and check its license at the foundry.

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About this page

This page lists the fonts loaded by the homepage of rust-lang.org. Get Font Info reads the live CSS — every @font-face rule, every font-family declaration — so you see the exact fonts the browser used, not an image-based guess.

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